FINAL SCORE
Liberty Flames at James Madison Dukes game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Bridgeforth Stadium · Attendance 25,035
Put the final score in perspective.
James Madison finished 7 points ahead. The teams combined for 33 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Liberty 6, James Madison 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, James Madison outscored its opponent in 3 and Liberty in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Liberty | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
 James Madison | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 19 | 15 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 4-10 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 321 | 291 |
| Passing | 230 | 118 |
| Comp/Att | 17/27 | 12/18 |
| Yards per pass | 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Rushing | 91 | 173 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 31 |
| Yards per rush | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Penalties | 12-82 | 8-92 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 37:17 | 22:43 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Liberty Flames
passing
| Deshawn Purdie | 17/27 | 230 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 32.3 |
rushing
| Kam Davis | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Peyton Jones | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Jaylon Coleman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaylen Henderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Deshawn Purdie | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 8 |
| Ethan Vasko | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Makai Jackson | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | 34 |
| Jamari Person | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 33 |
| Jaylon Coleman | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Bryce Randolph | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
| LaKelsey Johnson Jr. | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Zeke Wimbush | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Caleb Ryan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kam Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peyton Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshawn Purdie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| D-Icey Hopkins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Vaughan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrell Farrar | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenton Williams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elijah Hopkins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton McShane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Pirolli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Spurlock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Pollard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Vessel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Floyde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Crisp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myke Gunn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Payne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Whitner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Moore Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashawn Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiquavious Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Jon Monteiro | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Makai Jackson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
kicking
| Chase Reeves | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 1/1 | 7 |
punting
| Sam Crossan | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
James Madison Dukes
passing
| JC Evans | 7/9 | 61 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 90.0 |
| Camden Coleman | 5/9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 49.6 |
rushing
| JC Evans | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 |
| Seth Cromwell | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 51 |
| George Pettaway | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 |
| Braeden Wisloski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Herman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Noah Grevious | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Cole Keller | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Corey Scott | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Za'Ron Collins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Braeden Wisloski | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
defensive
| Jayon Harvey | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Willis | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakian Jackson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amar Thomas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Kelly | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Hooten | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mychal McMullin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Gathers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kells Bush | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Roberts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Royster | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KJ Flowe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ McGill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Studio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner Schmidt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasheed Lovelace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roddrey McWilliams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Kouame-Yao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damier Minkah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Willor Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Michael Scott | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Michael Scott | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Morgan Suarez | 2/2 | 100.0 | 46 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Patrick Rea | 4 | 187 | 46.8 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 4:23 | G. Pettaway run for 7 yds, for a TD (M. Suarez KICK) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 8:57 | Chase Reeves 30 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:57 | Morgan Suarez 46 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 10 |
| 2 | 1:53 | JC Evans pass to C. Scott for 5 yds, for a TD (M. Suarez KICK) | 3 – 17 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Chase Reeves 42 Yd Field Goal | 6 – 17 |
| 3 | 11:11 | Morgan Suarez 32 Yd Field Goal | 6 – 20 |
| 4 | 8:33 | D. Purdie pass to M. Jackson for 34 yds, for a TD (C. Reeves KICK) | 13 – 20 |
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